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Hi Oshwah,
Hi Oshwah,


I am experiencing difficulties logging in. I have no idea why but I keep getting a message that my User name doesn't exist. How do I resolve this?
I wonder if you can help me please. I have edited a number of pages over the years using my user id "schlechterwolf". I am a primatologist specialising in chimpanzee and bonobo behaviours. I am also HIV+ and have an interest in zoonosis of pathogens from non-human great apes to humans and vice versa.

In the spring of this year I followed a link to the Human Foamy Virus page.

The then most recent edit included the statement,

"Not long after this, a group of researchers concluded that it was a distinct type of FV and most closely related to SFV types 6 and 7, both of which were isolated from chimpanzees. In another report, however, a different group of researchers claimed that SFVcpz(hu) was not a distinct type of FV but rather a variant strain of chimpanzee FV. The debate came to an end in 1994 when the virus was cloned and sequenced. The sequencing showed that there are 86–95% identical amino acids between the SFV and the one isolated from the Kenyan patient. In addition, phylogenetic analysis showed that the pol regions of the two genomes shared 89–92% of their nucleotides and 95–97% of the amino acids are identical between the human virus and various SFV strains. These results indicated that SFVcpz(hu) is likely a variant of SFV and not a unique isolate.[1] When looking at the origin of the human FV, sequence comparisons showed that from four different species of chimpanzees, SFVcpz(hu) was most closely related to Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii. This species of chimpanzee has a natural habitat in Kenya and thus, the origin of the variant was most likely this species, and the virus was probably acquired as a zoonotic infection.[2]"

The tone of this statement implies that chimpanzees are both a species that carries Human Foamy Virus and that it is present in Kenya -and that the individual human infected was a Kenyan who had been exposed to a local ape (the very specific sub-species listing of Pand troglodytes schweinfurti appears to give strength to this notion). I know from my own studies that chimpanzees are not present in Kenya and have not been there for millenia. Therefore no such pool of infected wild apes could exist there and therore as a consequence either the human infected with this virus contracted it from a captive ape in Kenya or elsewhere or from a wild ape within the genuine range states for this sub-species. In addition I discoverd that this is very old research (from 2001) by researchers from a prestigous institution (Stanford) which had a website with the text I objected to on it (it had clearly been cut and pasted into the wiki) and which appeared not to have been updated in recent years. The inaccuracies I have noted, linked to an apparantly authouritative source troubled me.

I therefore edited the page as follows,

"Despite claims by Stanford University to the contrary (long cited on this page) no sub-species of the common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) or the bonobo (Pan paniscus)are native to Kenya. The nearest populations of sub-species of the common chimpanzee are in Uganda. South Sudan and Tanzania. Populations of the bonobo are only found south of the Congo river. This implies that the Kenyan patient acquired the infection outside of Kenya or from a captive ape. This in turn indicates that no strength can be put on the candidate ape being a member of a particular sub-species such as Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii on the basis of species range states. espite claims by Stanford University to the contrary (long cited on this page) no sub-species of the common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) or the bonobo (Pan paniscus)are native to Kenya. The nearest populations of sub-species of the common chimpanzee are in Uganda. South Sudan and Tanzania. Populations of the bonobo are only found south of the Congo river. This implies that the Kenyan patient acquired the infection outside of Kenya or from a captive ape. This in turn indicates that no strength can be put on the candidate ape being a member of a particular sub-species such as Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii on the basis of species range states."

I then made a further edit to tidy up spelling in my first edit.

There the matter rested until the 14th of April when I was contacted by a user called Widefox with a message that read:

"User:Schlechterwolf can you explain this edit [1] ? I had to restore to before that. Widefox; talk 15:56, 14 April 2020 (UTC)"

I was irked by this message as the lack of a greeting coupled with a demand for an explanation and the use of the imperative "I had to" seemed just a little ove rhe top. In addition the decision to revert without discussing the issue seemed to me to be presumptious. I therfore took the time to propvide him with a polite and clear answer thus'

"Firstly I am sorry but I have no idea what your various editing text above actually means. I am a primatologist not a computer or wiki expert. Secondly as to my edit it is quite straightforward. The previous version of this page maintained 3 errors of fact(as you have now restored it to do again):

1. It claims incorrectly that chimpanzees occur in the wild in Kenya. It uses the expression "natural habitat" to do so. Correct details of the range states of the common chimpanzee can be found on the wiki page of the Chimpanzee [1] which is fully annotated with authoritative references.

2. It claims that there are four species of chimpanzee. There is only one species of chimpanzee which in turn had at the time that the 2001 document the previous version was made from a decade ago four recognised sub-species. The chimpanzee still has those four sub-species and later scholarship has suggested that there may be a fifth subspecies; The same Wiki article contains the details of our current knowledge of chimpanzee sub-species.

3. It claims that one of these sub-species (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) has a range in Kenya AND is a species level organism. It neither has a range in Kenya nor is it species level status. The same chimpanzee Wiki page that I list above page will give authoratative details of the status of schweinfurthii (and the other sub-species) which also has it's own page on Wiki at Eastern chimpanzee [2]

I trust that having noted these errors of fact that you will understand that the guesswork involved in the original version with it's weasel words "most likely" and "probably acquired" in the sentence "This species of chimpanzee has a natural habitat in Kenya and thus, the origin of the variant was most likely this species, and the virus was probably acquired as a zoonotic infection" is problematic.

Indeed given that no chimpanzee has a natural habitat in Kenya it cannot be claimed on that basis that the eastern chimpanzee sub-species (or any other sub-species) was the origin of the variant of virus nor that it was probably acquired as a zoonotic infection from a wild chimpanzee. It could of course have been acquired from a captive animal or from a different species of primate altogether (Including no doubt other humans).

My edit referred also to the sister species within the genus Pan - the bonobo - to exclude any mis-understanding that that animal is a sub-species of the common chimpanzee and thus the suspect vector for a chimpanzee-human transmission. Sadly the general public do not understand the species link between the different Pan species as can be seen from the entry for the bonobo's Wiki article.

The original mis-statements as to the status of chimpanzees range states and species type is a document "Historical Perspective of Foamy Virus Epidemiology and Infection (Meiering et al. Clinical Microbiology Reviews, January 2001)" [3] dated 2001. I suspect that the authors of the paper, whilst eminent physicians were not particularly well informed as to the then current status of primatological knowledge. I see no reason why something which was just plain wrong almost 20 years ago should be regarded as "good" as you put it because of age.

Perhaps you can tell me if I am wrong in this. Can you explain to me what you did not understand or agree with in my previous edit?

Schlechterwolf (talk) 19:01, 18 April 2020 (UTC)Schlechterwolf]]Schlechterwolf (talk) 19:01, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimpanzee#cite_note-GVwEC-20
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_chimpanzee
https://web.stanford.edu/group/virus/retro/2004ahmed/HFV.htm"

Rather than simply get into a tit-for-tat cycle of reversions I decide to wait for his answer to my questions. To this date I have received no response.

I then contracted Covid-19. I was extremley ill until the beginning of June and have been recovering since then. Unfortunately the virus has had a serious impact on me and has lef me with fatigue, mind-fog, kidney complications and what appeasrs to be irreversible lung damage. I did not at that time feel in any way up to keeping up with editing or very much anything else.

I discovered that I had been logged out of Wiki and atempted to log back in. I receicved a message saying that I did not exist. Or rather that User Schlechterwolf did not exist. I couldn't understand this. Initially I thought there might be a password issue as each time I tried to log in I was told that my ID or password was at fault. I have been asked to use captcha many times but each time it brings me back to the same point.

I recently decided to check on my user name and found an entry at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Schlechterwolf which shows:

Schlechterwolf (talk · contribs · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)

I do not know why my user name has been blocked or is not working. I suspect that given the last posts I made when signed in were on the Foamy Virus page and the correspondence with Widefox that he may have blocked me but I do not know for sure nor do I know of any other reason why this is happening to me.

I cannot access my talk page to ask/receive mesages from Widefox. I do not know what the Spambot is or how to roll back anyhting it may have done. I am at my wits end.

Could you please tell me either of you can help me or suggest who could in resolving his.


Thanks
Thanks


Paul Cattigan [[Special:Contributions/2A02:C7D:3BA:3600:AC1C:6185:4867:BA05|2A02:C7D:3BA:3600:AC1C:6185:4867:BA05]] ([[User talk:2A02:C7D:3BA:3600:AC1C:6185:4867:BA05|talk]]) 12:31, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
Paul [[Special:Contributions/2A02:C7D:3BA:3600:AC1C:6185:4867:BA05|2A02:C7D:3BA:3600:AC1C:6185:4867:BA05]] ([[User talk:2A02:C7D:3BA:3600:AC1C:6185:4867:BA05|talk]]) 12:36, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

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AN

Sorry to drag you into drama, but I've started an WP:AN thread about the protection on the Joe Biden page. I think you did the right thing here, my hope is this discussion determines what an appropriate length of time of protection is, or some alternatives. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 22:45, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

CaptainEek - No biggie. :-) Just let me know what's decided and I can change it. I'll keep my name on the protection; no need to drag other admins into the mud. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 16:33, 9 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A quick look at an edit

Would you please take a look at this edit? I don't know if it should stick around in the edit history. Thanks. BlackcurrantTea (talk) 04:49, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi BlackcurrantTea! It doesn't appear to fall into the threshold of being a serious BLP violation, so I'll go ahead and hold off. In the future, if you see anything that you feel might need rev del, you'll want to email them to me instead of posting them here publicly for anyone to read. Over 1000 editors have my user talk page on their watchlist - this means that they're notified as soon as anyone makes an edit to this page. If you post these kinds of requests here, you will trigger the Streisand effect (I'm sure you've heard of it), as editors will quickly run over and look at the content before it becomes restricted for them to see. No big deal; just keep this in mind for next time. :-) If you need anything else, please don't hesitate to let me know and I'll be happy to take a look. :-D Have a great day, and happy editing! Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:11, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. If I thought it was a definite case for revdel, I would have emailed. Since it's an orphan article with low page views, and the edit was, well, not at all nice, but as you say, not over the threshold, and it had already been there for over a day, I posted here. BlackcurrantTea (talk) 05:23, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
BlackcurrantTea - No worries, I understand and I don't fault you at all. Yeah, even in cases where you're not even sure, just go ahead and email them to me. "Better safe than sorry" is how I feel with these kinds of reports. ;-) I've had many editors report possible rev del issues here where they felt doubtful but figured they're report anyways. Well, they ended up being revisions that ABSOLUTELY 100% NEEDED REV DEL... lol. I look at the page views for the article the next day, and as I expected, a big jump was recorded just because the user reported the revision here publicly. I help many editors here, and as a consequence, these kinds of things happen. ;-) Anyways, as I said above, please don't hesitate to let me know if you see any more issues - I'll be happy to take a look. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:53, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Dougal Dankworth

is requesting unblocking at UTRS appeal #37014. As he is globally locked, his only avenue of appeal is UTRS. I read Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Ajax Coleman/Archive, and your logic would be difficult to refute. Could you opine at the UTRS? The only route I see to unblocking would be to shuttle his requests between UTRS and WP:AN. And I don't think that would succeed. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 09:18, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, never mind. 331dot gave them/him short shrift.09:24, 10 November 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Deepfriedokra (talk • contribs) 09:24, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Deepfriedokra - Cool deal; glad it's been taken care of. ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 10:20, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

About the removal of Randeep Rai project Hero Gayab Mode ON

I removed that because Hero Gayab Mode On Trailer has released its appearing Abishek Nigam — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.134.141.83 (talk • contribs) 15:22, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! Thanks for letting me know. If my revert was made in error, please accept my apologies and feel free to restore your changes. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 19:32, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Warner Media and more

You said to let you know if you missed blocking anyone.[1]. You missed this one. The entire /16 has been quiet this month except for that one edit on the 9th so perhaps you didn't "miss" him after all. I did not check the entire /12[2] but obviously that's too big to block. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 16:55, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Davidwr! Thanks for the message and for letting me know. For now, let's just keep an eye on this IP. If things go crazy, let me know and I'll be happy to take a look. I wouldn't put much time into that range. A /12 on an IPv4 is absolutely massive... It's wider than the maximum range that we can block in one action. Again, if you see any craziness, let me know. :-) Thanks again for the FYI. Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 20:11, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Barnstar of Thankfulness
I am giving you this because I think you are very thankful for all the work you’ve done on Wikipedia for the past thirteen years. Cupper52 (talk) 17:55, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Cupper52! Thank you for the barnstar! You're absolutely correct - I'm extremely thankful to be part of this community over the 13+ years that I've been an editor here. It's been great to work with other people, come to resolutions to complex issues and problems, and keep Wikipedia clean of disruption. I appreciate the time that you took to write this to me, and I hope you have a great day! Happy editing! :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 20:42, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

User:Broadway Blackthorn1234 Page Deletion

So I'm new here, forgive me if I screwed something up big-time, but I want to know why my page was deleted? I tried to look into the reason the page was deleted when I saw the message, but it was confusing. Can you explain it to me like I'm an idiot [mainly because I am, but also because a lot of things are confusing for me sometimes]? Broadway Blackthorn1234 (talk) 21:37, 10 November 2020 (UTC)Broadway Blackthorn1234[reply]

Hi Broadway Blackthorn1234! Welcome to Wikipedia! Your userpage was deleted because it consisted of content that was not primarily Wikipedia-focused. It appeared as if you were either writing about yourself or about someone else that you know. See this section of Wikipedia's policy on user pages for more information. If you have any questions or if you need help with anything, please let me know and I will be more than happy to do so. :-) You're not in trouble or anything - don't worry. We just have these rules in place to keep user pages on-focus and appropriate, and make sure that any disruption, spam, advertising, or other disallowed content on user pages are taken care of. Cheers! ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 21:55, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, that helped so much! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Broadway Blackthorn1234 (talk • contribs) 22:04, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Broadway Blackthorn1234 - You bet. Please let me know if you have any more questions, and I'll be happy to answer them. Welcome to Wikipedia! I'm glad to have you here with us! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:07, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Shawntheshipper

Hi. I think you forgot to block and tag User:Tayzarswifsson as another sockpuppet. Also, should User:Shawntheshipper have his block extended to indefinite for continues sockpuppetry?4thfile4thrank {talk} :? 00:47, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi 4thfile4thrank! Nope, I left that account unblocked because I concluded that it was likely this user, not confirmed. ;-) It's definitely going to be a sock, but I can't say so with enough certainty given the technical evidence I obtained. Yes, I would say that extending the block to an indefinite block wouldn't be a bad idea. :-) Please let me know if you have any more questions, and I'll be happy to answer them. Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:37, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Oshwah: Can his block be extended to indef please? It hasn't been done yet. It is clear Shawntheshipper has continued to sock after being blocked for it. 4thfile4thrank {talk} :? 01:55, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
4thfile4thrank - Sure, though the IP is already autoblocked. It won't make a difference whether I extend the block now or someone else does it while closing the SPI thread. ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:01, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
4thfile4thrank -  Done. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:02, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

How to respond to an edit like this?

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vasyl_Lomachenko&curid=14538175&diff=988102685&oldid=986396164&diffmode=source 4thfile4thrank {talk} :? 02:40, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

4thfile4thrank - I'd revert it stating that the edit wasn't necessary. Wikipedia is not a place to update website statuses and uptime. I've gone ahead and reverted the edit for you here. Please let me know if I can help you with anything else. I'll be more than happy to do so. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:43, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@4thfile4thrank:(talk page stalker)Since there is a claim of malware, I replaced the link with {{cite web|url=http://www.boxing-scoop.com/show_boxer.php?boxer_ID=8586|title=Vasyl Lomachenko's amateur boxing record|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925104414/http://www.boxing-scoop.com/show_boxer.php?boxer_ID=8586|archivedate=2018-09-25|url-status=unfit}}. This gives a usable link without giving the possibly-contaminated one. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 02:56, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Davidwr - Perfect! Thanks for doing that! :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:58, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you

The Oversighter's Barnstar
Thanks for being around so much to hide stuff --DannyS712 (talk) 07:08, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
DannyS712! Thank you for the barnstar! I really appreciate it! And you're very welcome! I appreciate all of the reports you send my way, and I'm always happy to take care of them! :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 07:11, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Chills (YouTuber)

@Oshwah: Hi, could you help me fill in the references on Chills (YouTuber). They look weird! --SoothingRelaxation (talk) 18:49, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi SoothingRelaxation! Sure, I'll be happy to help! Have you used the {{cite web}} template before? This is what is commonly used for citing sources that point to web pages. You just put the template between the ref tags, and you're set to go! It's use is documented here, but in a nutshell, this is how you use it:
For references with author credit
<ref>{{cite web |url= |title= |last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>
For references without author credit
<ref>{{cite web |url= |title= |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>
You just fill in the information after the equal signs. You can remove the pieces that you don't have information for. Here's an example:
Example
The code you actually add to the article in order to reference a source (this one, I just picked Microsoft's homepage to make it easy for you to read):
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.microsoft.com|title=Microsoft Homepage|last=Gates|first=Bill|date=November 11, 2020|publisher=[[Microsoft]] |access-date=January 1, 2019}}</ref>
The output in the references section at the bottom of the article will look like this:
Gates, Bill (November 11, 2020). "Microsoft Homepage". Microsoft. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
Please let me know if you have any more questions or need help with anything else. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 20:46, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi.

As you can see, the user gagaluv1 has another edit warring going on. As i told you, he seems to have a fixation with all of my edits and he was the one trolling you telling you he learned a lesson. I don't know why you felt like I was the "bad child" here. Because if i was i wouldn't be writing you this to understad the situation. I don't know what to do with this user, it's so frustating and you thinking i was the bad one was dissapointing. I hope this clears up the confussion. thank u in advance!--Night Crawling (talk) 22:12, 11 November 2020 (UTC) Also, the protteciton on the article is open and as you could see i didn't even went to do any changes to what caused an edit warring because i listened to you. B<PS, eing so nice to him made her thinking he has now a privilage to edit what he wants because he knows you can block people. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Night Crawling (talk • contribs) 22:13, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Night Crawling - Your viewpoint and attitude with this whole dispute (as you expressed in the discussion above) is why I may have left you feeling this way. It's never my intention to do so, but you need to look at things in my shoes: If you were trying to help settle a dispute between two individuals, how would you feel in this situation? If User A's attitude was apologetic and the user expressed willingness to work with the other user and actually tried to do so, and if User B's attitude was made clear when they stated that they would revert User A's edits no matter the cost, then made personal attacks toward User A for no good reason when that user was trying to work with User B peacefully, who would you feel is in the right? Who would you feel more compelled to help? User A? Or User B?
Also, please know that we don't grant "immunity" just because a user is the one who reports an issue. Per this section of Wikipedia's essay on not shooting yourself in the foot, all users in a discussion can be scrutinized, and can be blocked and sanctioned - even the reporting user. I've asked Gagaluv1 to start a discussion on the articl'es talk page. Please participate and work with Gagaluv1 when he/she does so. Thank you - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:34, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Redirects cleanup request

Hi, Oshwah, I haven't talked to you for a long time. I see you do not let your mop idle. I hope you're doing well and all yours are well, too.

Today I come to ask you for help with deciding about unnecessary redirects. I made a little mistake when handling the request at WP:VP/T:

Special:PermanentLink/988225332#Talk page archiving problem

As a result, I left unnecessary redirects behind me:

both pointing at Talk:John Brennan (CIA officer)/Archive 1.
Do you think they are OK, or should I mark them to {{db}}? And which speedy deletion criterion would apply here?

Best regards, and happy editing! --CiaPan (talk) 22:37, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi CiaPan! It's good to talk to you again! I hope things are going well for you, and that you're staying safe in these crazy times. ;-) I'm in an area where COVID impact is low, but cases are still on the rise as winter hits full-swing here. Nah, I don't see anything wrong with those redirects. I think you can just leave them without worry that anything is going to happen. There isn't a speedy deletion criterion that this would fall into; you'd have to list them at the redirects for discussion noticeboard. In the worse case scenario, I can just kill em, but I don't think it's necessary. Let me know if I can help you with anything else, and I'll be happy to do so. :-) Glad to hear that you're doing well. Stay safe and be well! ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 00:59, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
OK, so I think I'll leave them as they are. IMHO they are useless, but they certainly don't make any harm. Thank you for your extensive reply. --CiaPan (talk) 01:33, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
P.S. It's not that good with Covid-19 here – there's above a half million cases total (WHO map says it's almost 594 thousands, Johns Hopkins Univ map gives a number of 619) and about 8500 deaths. But I hope everything is going to end well. Keep warm and keep smiling! CiaPan (talk) 01:33, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
CiaPan - Dang! Keep safe! That's a lot of cases! You bet; and I certainly will! :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:48, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Shawntheshipper

Should his talk page access be revoked for this? 4thfile4thrank {talk} :? 23:07, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

4thfile4thrank - Nah, just let the user vent. If he/she is really that upset because they were caught abusing multiple accounts, and if he/she is really leaving, then I'm not that concerned. The user is just being a diva. ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 00:51, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

?

Check Miley Cyrus discocgraphy talk page and see gagaluv1 violent message. He literally called me damaged. But then i supose i am the bad guy here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Night Crawling (talk • contribs) 00:21, 12 November 2020 (UTC) I told him he was an obssesive person and that is not n isult. being damaged is. he literally just called me that in fornt of everybody at the talk apge[reply]

"What is your damage" is another way of saying "What is your problem". It's not calling you damaged in any way - and I would think twice before complaining to an administrator about an article you're edit-warring on. —A little blue Bori v^_^v Takes a strong man to deny... 00:25, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AMiley_Cyrus_discography&type=revision&diff=988245069&oldid=988244547 Check this. He told me to stop or he will block me like he has that right. That goes against wikipedia guidelines. he is not an admn Sorry, but I know that damaged is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Night Crawling (talk • contribs) 00:28, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
That diff shows him basically retracting that threat. And even if he didn't, you're still edit-warring on that page. Administrators can and will block for it, and don't care who has the higher ground (on the grounds that neither party does). While he's not an admin, Oshwah is, and you're honestly not helping your case a whit. —A little blue Bori v^_^v Takes a strong man to deny... 00:31, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your advice. I know Oshwah. Thats why i talked to him as a college. tahnk u. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Night Crawling (talk • contribs) 00:51, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Night Crawling - Gagaluv1 has pinged you in a discussion on the article's talk page. You should know, since you provided a diff from that discussion above. I personally wouldn't have chosen the word "damage" in the sentence he wrote, but I agree with Jéské Couriano that he probably meant to say, "What is your problem?". While he removed the threat of you being blocked and replaced it with other words, he didn't do anything wrong. He didn't that that he was going to block you, he stated that you would be blocked if it continues, which is true - continued edit warring will lead to being blocked. Can you please respond to Gagaluv1 on the talk page and work with him peacefully? If there's a reason that the song shouldn't be labeled as a single, please provide a link to the relevant policy, guideline, or consensus that explains this. You have yet to do so. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:25, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Suggestion

Hey there, I've been watching the horrifying edit warring on Miley Cyrus discography and never intented to get in there until that situation stoped. I keep seeing the same 2 users Night Crawling and Gagaluv1 both after talking with you they seem both as equally non interesed on stoping the war. The page right now is a mess. All of the edits there are from them. I've seen the discussion and yet there is one user that he is not very good grammaly and other is good at explaining I don't think there is a bad one there. They should be globally blocked forever or the discography page will be now a low class article since nobody even cares to edit there. All edits should be restored before both users started warring. Thank you and nice to meet you and keep up with the good work. — Preceding unsigned comment added by OMG4323 (talk • contribs) 01:02, 12 November 2020 (UTC) I decided to do the rollback before both users started a war, but I am in no position to talk with them or take actions. It's up to admins, now. Greetings.--OMG4323 (talk) 01:07, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi OMG4323! Thank you for the message and for expressing your thoughts and opinions. These users are far from being blocked indefinitely. I believe that they're both good contributors who are a net-positive to the project; they're just conflicting with one another over a dispute is all. They've both been clearly warned that continued edit warring would result in being blocked. I've just responded to the discussion above and asked Night Crawling to participate in the discussion on the article's talk page. If he reverts your edit or if any reverts between them continue, I'll be partially-blocking that user from the article for an extended period of time for edit warring. You're absolutely right; their dispute has been quite disruptive and has left the article history a mess. Don't worry though - I'm keeping an eye on thing, and I assure you that it will stop one way or another. It's up to them as far as how it will be stopped. Either they'll work things out, choose to step away and come back sometime down the road, or they'll continue violating policy and be blocked for doing so. Either way, it's not going to continue. ;-) Please let me know if you have any more questions or concerns, and I'll be happy to talk to you about them. :-) Thanks again, be safe, and be well! ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:32, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Khalil Berro

Hi Oshwah. Since you were the admin that dealt with this SPI, perhaps you could take a look at Talk:Khalil Berro because another SPA has showed up who might be a WP:DUCK. -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:25, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Marchjuly! Sure, I'll take a look at it today. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 19:05, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Khalil Berro

User:Wikicat202 looks like another sock. Should I add it to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Khalil Berro or open a new one? DuncanHill (talk) 15:36, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DuncanHill - Let's just open a new one. Add your evidence and I'll take a look at it. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 17:39, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, just off out to the shops, will address on return. DuncanHill (talk) 17:40, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Looks like I was beaten to it! DuncanHill (talk) 19:08, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
DuncanHill - Oh well, at least it was taken care of. ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 20:57, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for taking a look Oshwah. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:49, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Marchjuly - You bet; always happy to lend a hand. ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:00, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

New User:Khalil Berro sock

It's Wikicat202.Best, GPL93 (talk) 17:40, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies. My dumb ass just noticed what was literally immediately above this message. GPL93 (talk) 17:42, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
GPL93 - HA! No worries; I do that all the time. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 19:05, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Just checking in

Hello Oshwah,
Just checking in to see how you are doing. I've been busy with real life and have not been editing much. I would like to know how everything is going with you during these difficult times. Interstellarity (talk) 18:41, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Interstellarity! How've you been?!! It's always good to talk to you! Things have been busy for me, but I have no true complaints. COVID cases are rising everywhere, but I'm lucky to be living in a place where the infection rate is relatively low. Yeah, no kidding... I mean, I never truely imagined that we'd be having to wear masks and stay away from one another, but on the other hand, I'm not crazy surprised either. There are many fictional movies and books that depict times like this, where people are wearing hazmat suits when they go out, or having to outside in the morning to scoop frozen oxygen from the sidewalk and throw it in the fire so that they could breathe... Old innocent me thought this would never happen. Boy was I wrong! How are you doing? Are you in a relatively safe location? How's life been for you? What have you been up to? :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:19, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I am doing well as well. I live in Massachusetts which is not a red state although some of the towns are red. I feel pretty safe despite all the COVID craziness. Life has been running very smoothly for me and I have no concerns on or off Wikipedia. Like you, I never thought an event like this would shake the world so much that we have to adjust our daily routine. I'm glad you are doing OK and hope that a vaccine comes out very soon. I'd be interested to know what you think the future of COVID and the world is going to look like in the coming months and years. Best, Interstellarity (talk) 00:08, 13 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Interstellarity - I'm glad to hear that your life is running smoothy despite the craziness these days. Mine has been mostly running smoothly as well. :-) Well, that question really comes in two parts if you think about it: How long is COVID itself going to impact us in the future? And how will society and daily life will be impacted before things return to normal? Honestly, my thoughts regarding both questions depend on whether or this virus is going to mutate and whether or not we're going to have to keep playing "catch up" as far as vaccines and mutations go. If it mutates every year like the cold does, this virus (and hence how we're impacted as a global society) will be with us for a very long time. If it doesn't mutate and if we get a vaccine out that is widely available to be administered, I think that it'll still be a few years until things fully return to what they were in 2019. Either way, depending on whether or not this virus mutates and how soon we get a vaccine out the door before it does will gauge how long it'll stay with us... ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:41, 13 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I know. Even if a vaccine is out to the general public, it could be years before things get back to normal again because any vaccine that comes out to the general public can cause more harm than good if it is not properly tested. I hope that we can all take care of ourselves and hope that things will get better again. Interstellarity (talk) 13:28, 13 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Interstellarity - Many people (IMO) need to take this more seriously than they do - at least from what I've observed in my country (which is the United States). We'd curb this virus significantly if people would follow the recommendations of the CDC and the WHO. It's going to take more than just a vaccine to end this virus... There are obviously people out there who are against vaccines in general (which I think is absolutely ridiculous), and others who straight-up think that this COVID outbreak is fake or a conspiracy. Wat?!! Okay then... When this is all said and done and when the virus is completely stopped, I just hope that we learn from this globally and that we implement much better policies and safeguards for the next time this should happen again... ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 13:33, 13 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I strongly agree with you. I think if everyone followed the rules, our country wouldn't even be in the top 10 countries with the most cases. I feel it is important to follow the rules to make it easier for scientists to create a vaccine that will provide immunity to the virus. Some people think the country's leader has something to do with it. It's not the leader's fault people are not following the rules. All they can do is enforce the rules. Interstellarity (talk) 15:54, 13 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Interstellarity - Nobody is truly an expert with this situation. I take all news and advice with a grain of salt. Either we're going to stomp this thing when the vaccine comes out, or things are going to stick with us for some time... I guess only time will tell... ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:30, 15 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
It was nice talking to you!! :-) I wish you all the best with regards to COVID-19 and your life. Interstellarity (talk) 12:37, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

ANI request

Hi Oshwah, was hoping that you could take a look at the issue I've put at the bottom of ANI. The user has continued the behavior I posted about, and this has been sitting at the bottom of ANI for several hours now. Cheers. Etzedek24 (I'll talk at ya) (Check my track record) 02:11, 13 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Etzedek24! Thanks for the message. Drmies has just indefinitely blocked the user. :-) Please let me know if you have any questions or if I can help you with anything else. I'll be more than happy to lend a hand with anything you need. :-) Thanks again for the message, and I hope you have a great day! Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:29, 13 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Paul Sinha page

Hi Oshwah, someone is persistently vandalizing Paul Sinha's page. The person keeps claiming he is dead. I work with Paul and all of this is rubbish but as Paul has a public profile this is getting noticed and it is distressing for some people reading about it as it keeps coming up in google searches and google hasn't updated the page to reflect that Paul didn't die on 10th November 2020. Having said that, the vandal has been very active in the last hour and keeps posting that Paul is dead and I keep having to undo it. The poster has now been personally abusive to me. I saw that you protected Paul's page this week, I don't know if I'm able to do that or if someone with more privileges can. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SallyCarter (talk • contribs) 11:15, 14 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page watcher)(Non-administrator comment) Hi SallyCarter. Only an administrator can protect a page as explained in Wikipedia:Protection policy, but non-administrators can request protection at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection. In this case, however, an another administrator has already blocked the IP that was making those edits; so, I don't think page protection will be necessary unless the disruption of the page starts up again.
For reference, normally a connection to the subject of an article like you've described above means that you'd be considered to have a Wikipedia:Conflict of interest to anything written about Sinha on any Wikipedia page and thus it would be best for you to avoid directly editing any content about him as much as possible. However, it was obvious that the IP was being disruptive and adding content that was a violation of Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons policy; so, if another editor shows up again and starts to try and add the same content, then feel free to remove it per WP:COIADVICE and WP:BLPREMOVE; just make sure to leave an neutrally worded edit summary explaining why. If the other editor keeps re-adding it, then seek administrator assistance asap. Moreover, if an editor is leaving offensive edit summaries like this IP was, also seek administrator assistance asap. -- Marchjuly (talk) 13:49, 14 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Marchjuly - Thanks for explaining the process and for helping the user while I was offline. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 21:30, 15 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Hi SallyCarter! I've added semi protection to the article for one week. If any more issues arise during the protection, please let me know and I'll be happ to take a look. ;-) Thanks for the message, and I hope you have a great weekend! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 21:28, 15 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

User:Deathismetal14

Hi Oshwah. Better363783 (talk · contribs) is possibly a sock, compared [3] to others.[4] 115.164.172.252 (talk) 17:29, 14 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It's certainly possible. Have you filed a report at the Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations noticeboard? ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 21:31, 15 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Spooky's Jumpscare Mansion

Hi, could you lend me a hand by filling in the references for me? Plus, I think you should check this game out, it's kinda cool! --SoothingRelaxation (talk) 21:51, 15 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Uh, there are still 14 more references to fill in. :D --SoothingRelaxation (talk) 22:05, 15 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
SoothingRelaxation - Okay, I've gone through and I've moved all of the references into {{cite web}} templates for you. And don't worry, I wasn't skipping any. I just edit them in chunks in case someone else edits the article while I am. It minimizes issues with having to manually fix edit conflicts. ;-) Let me know if I can do anything else for you, and I'll be happy to help. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:27, 15 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The Wikipedia article is not yet available on Google search results. Usually, you'd type in a certain subject and you'd see it being displayed on the right-hand side with a link to Wikipedia. Could you help with that? --SoothingRelaxation (talk) 22:30, 15 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) @SoothingRelaxation: Wikipedia articles are not indexed by search engines for 90 days or until they have been reviewed, whichever is the shorter period. Eagleash (talk) 23:28, 15 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
SoothingRelaxation - Eagleash is correct. This is a Wikipedia indexing rule that's put into place on the back-end. This is to make sure that violations such as hoaxes, vandalism, libelous articles, copyright violations, threats of harm, or other bad-faith article creations don't have a chance to get indexed by search engines before they're found and removed. Just be patient; it'll be indexed once the requirements are met. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:36, 15 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

IPBE

Hi, would you willing to grant me an IP block exemption? I've made a request through UTRS but it expired with no reply. In WP:IPBE it is said I can contact checkuser directly. Ping me on reply. Enjoyer of World💬 22:43, 15 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Enjoyer of World! I haven't granted IP block exemption as a checkuser before, so I'd like to read up on this before I move to do so. Why are you requesting the user right? Are you currently being affected by a hard-IP address or range block? Or are you forced to use a proxy or Tor network in order to edit? Are you able to file another request at UTRS? This would be the best place to go so that it can be reviewed by users who are experienced with the process of checking and granting the user right. Please let me know if you have any questions, or if you can provide any additional information or context to me about your request (you're welcome to email those details to me if you're not comfortable sharing them here). I'll likely refer you to the UTRS regardless, but I can at least give you some input and guidance. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:03, 15 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, an IP address that I usually use (but not that I currently use) is hard blocked. I'm hesitant to file another request at UTRS if the outcome will be the same. Enjoyer of World💬 23:09, 15 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Let's try creating another UTRS request. I know that you're hesitant with doing so and I'm sorry that the previous one closed without a response; I'm not sure why this happened. I'll look into the process for CheckUsers and how they check and grant IPBE as well; I should probably know and understand this process anyways. :-) Are you okay with that? ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:15, 15 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Uh, okay. Thanks for your help. Enjoyer of World💬 23:30, 15 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, Enjoyer of World... I know that this isn't the result you wanted, but I don't want to jump into situations that I'm not familiar with and mess something up - especially when it involves the use of CheckUser tools. CheckUser is a very advanced user right that's only given to exceedingly few users and after meeting strict requirements and after a lot of vetting and examination by ArbCom and the community. I'm not about to use those tools in a situation that I'm not familiar with yet, and possibly get myself into hot water. That wouldn't be good at all for me - especially when I've only been a checkuser for about a month now. :-) File another UTRS request, and I'll see if I can't have someone look at it. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:44, 15 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
It's okay. Apparently the blocked IP that I mentioned is an open proxy. I have emailed the checkuser OTRS team instead to explain why I need to use said IP. Enjoyer of World💬 00:07, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Enjoyer of World - Ah, perfect. That should hopefully go a lot better for you. Keep me posted! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 00:19, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
I wanted to say thanks since you have done a couple of niceties for me (rollback, pending changes review) when I didn't ask for it (or even know to ask for it). I really appreciate it. It feels good to be part of a team working on this site. LizardJr8 (talk) 01:16, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Hi LizardJr8! Thank you for the barnstar and for the kind words. I appreciate it a lot! When I see users doing good things on Wikipedia and in the areas where they'd make good use of the tools - if they would qualify for the user rights if I were to ask them to request them in RFPP, I just give it to them. Why waste their time? :-) Thanks again for the kind message. You're doing well here, and I'm extremely pleased to see that you've put the rollback user rights to good use! Keep up the great work, and please don't hesitate to message me if you need anything at all. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:47, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Michael's Meanies Copyrights

Hello Oshwah,

I'm Paul Carroll father of Michael Carroll he created "The Meanies" stress toys given to children with cancer, Michael passed away in 2014 and his Meanies are still being sent to hospitals, as for the copyright concerns, I created all this artwork it is not copyrighted by any other organization, please let me know what I need to do to rectify this concern

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:MichaelsMeanies/sandbox

Thanks Paul Carroll MichaelsMeanies (talk) 02:24, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:Donating copyrighted content. —A little blue Bori v^_^v Takes a strong man to deny... 02:27, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) Hi MichaelsMeanies! Thanks for leaving me a message here with your questions. I'll be happy to answer them and help you. :-) A significant amount of text that you added to your sandbox page was copied straight from an external source word-for-word, which is a copyright violation - a policy violation that Wikipedia takes very seriously. This is why I removed the content that was in violation, hid the revisions, and warned you about this on your user talk page. Jéské Couriano pointed out above that you can donate copyrighted works by following the link provided in his response above.
Another issue that you should be aware of is the fact that you have a conflict of interest with what you're writing about. Creating pages and articles on subjects where you have a direct or personal conflict of interest with is highly discouraged behavior, and will likely result in your attempts to create an article on this being removed due to the conflict. I highly encourage you to write about subjects that interest you, but where you don't have this conflict of interest. This will make sure that all content on Wikipedia is written neutrally and written with the highest quality content possible. Please let me know if you have any more questions, and I'll be happy to answer them. :-) Thanks for the message, and I wish you well. :-) Best regards - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:33, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) @MichaelsMeanies: First, let me say I am sorry for your loss, and I am very happy your son and others have turned this into something positive. I found the organization's web site and saw, unsurprisingly, that the large-city children's hospital nearest me uses them.
Now, back to all things Wikipedia: You should request to change your username. Usernames such as yours which are easily confused with organization names or which suggest they might be "handed off" to someone else in the future to "represent" an organization are not allowed. A name like Paul of Michaels Meanies would probably work. See Wikipedia:Username policy for instructions to request a username change. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 02:48, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
That username would definitely work. ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:57, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Revoke talk page access

Should User:JustinBoy1267 have his talk page access revoked for making legal threats? https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:JustinBoy1267&oldid=988932834 4thfile4thrank {talk} :? 03:08, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

4thfile4thrank -  Done. The user is abusing their talk page access regardless of their intent. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 03:10, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Follow-up question

Hey Osh, sorry for the follow-up question, but re: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/AjKa180, when you say Likely, do you mean the new accounts likely to each other, or likely to the Vijayclicker93 batch? Or both? Thanks, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 17:13, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Cyphoidbomb! Sorry for not including any details. I'll make sure to be more specific with my findings in the future. I went and expanded the SPI report with more information. I based my findings in context with being socks of one another as well as socks of the master (as a whole). Please let me know if you have any more questions, or if there is anything else I can clarify. I'll be happy to help! :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 20:26, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Can you please delete this page?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Jangdigo 4thfile4thrank {talk} :? 17:48, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

4thfile4thrank -  Done. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 19:59, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
Thanks for sorting the vandalism out SallyCarter (talk) 20:32, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Hi SallyCarter! Thank you for the barnstar! It means a lot to me and I appreciate the time you took to leave me this. You bet; I'm always happy to help cut down attempts at vandalism and disruptive editing wherever I can. If you need anything, let me know, and I'll be more than happy to lend a hand. ;-) Thanks again! ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 21:41, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Can Shawntheshipper's SPI be reviewed?

It has been a long time since a checkuser has come there, and it has been pending on request checkuser for a long time. There are 8 socks on hold and it is very confusing what the case is about. It needs cleanup. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Shawntheshipper 4thfile4thrank {talk} :? 23:46, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi 4thfile4thrank! No worries; one of us will take a look. I'll be available to look at it tonight when I get home (if someone else hasn't already beat me to it by then). :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 00:49, 17 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Louis Khoury

why are you removing my edits on Louis Khoury the information is factual i have grown up with him and he knows me so please add it back on their — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.158.21.100 (talk • contribs) 03:52, 17 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! I'm not sure what you're referring to. I never reverted any changes you made to that article... ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 16:03, 17 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You should see this.

A vandal thinks you're holy. [5]. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 15:38, 18 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Destroyeraa - HA! That's funny. :-P ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:29, 20 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Vandal came back. This was too funny I had to make a page about it. User:Destroyeraa/FunnyVandal. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 17:04, 20 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) @Destroyeraa: Love the matching talk page - "WikiProject Tropical cyclones" - hmm, I'm not sure which is harder to interpret, that or your typical end-times religious literature. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 17:19, 20 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Davidwr: I didn't even notice the talk page! Lol! ~ Destroyeraa🌀 18:47, 20 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Want to make it more funny? Do the "straight-up, by the book" attribution thing and put a filled-out, accurate {{copied}} on the talk page. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 18:50, 20 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I can't wait for the sequels: Oshwah as Buddha and Mohammed. BilCat (talk) 19:16, 21 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Suspecting COI & undisclosed PAID, how to proceed?

FYI
 – The talk continues at the User:Moonythedwarf's talk page in the thread User talk:Moonythedwarf#Suspecting COI & undisclosed PAID. --CiaPan (talk) 11:12, 21 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed a new user account, editing articles which are closely related to its name. Additionally, the account name can be read as suggesting a shared use.

I suppose someone more experienced (and possibly with an access to some verification tools) could look at the case – but I have no clear idea how and where I should report it. I'll appreciate any hints regarding further steps I can take. --CiaPan (talk) 22:59, 18 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

CiaPan, Hi! It's probably long delt with by now, but feel free to ping me or another UPE/spam handling editor if you need something handled in the future. —moonythedwarf (Braden N.) 19:41, 20 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
So now it actually is dealt with (thanks again!), but it wasn't when I wrote the request above. --CiaPan (talk) 22:04, 21 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you.

In 2016, you deleted my page Hacker.io. I'd like to say, thank you! At that time, I thought that the deletion was unjustified, but now that I am addicted to Wikipedia, I deeply regret ever creating a page that was not only written about something that I made up one day, but literally written in the first person, let alone about a Scratch game whose Gamejolt release had two followers. I do believe that A7 applied in that moment. Thank you, yet again! JJP...MASTER![talk to] JJP... master? 17:39, 19 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Created a sockpuppet category

I have created Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of AbdulRehman sattar after your edits at User:Ahmad Muhammad Aftab & User:Bilal majid 123. Please let me know if I did it wrong.--CiaPan (talk) 13:23, 20 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sahure Picture

Hi Oshwah, It appears that the picture accompanying the Feature Article today (Sahure) has been replaced with your user image.

Patr2016 (talk) 19:39, 20 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Patr2016 the edits have been reverted along with the IP being blocked. -- LuK3 (Talk) 19:43, 20 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
LOL wat? ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:28, 24 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

IP that's just been blocked calling you Jesus

See edits on Ascension of Jesus, Wikipedia:Requests for page protection and Wikipedia:Edit filter/Requested. Just thought you might want to see those edits, no idea why they mentioned you. Best wishes, Pahunkat (talk) 17:34, 21 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Pahunkat - I guess it might be the long hair? Other than that, I have no idea... lol :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:29, 24 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A kitten for you!

For being very nice to others

Carthago814 (talk) 19:57, 21 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Sahil9610

Since my knowledge of Global Wikipedia interaction is zero I don't know who to approach this: Please see this RFD on Simple Wikipedia. Two of the recently blocked sockpuppet accounts are there !voting Keep for this article, with the help of a few SPAs that are likely meat puppets (at a minimum). It's obviously tied to the widespread Sahnil Bhatnagar self-promotion issue here on EnWiki, but being cross-wiki I don't have any idea how to approach notifying the correct people to look into it. Do you have time to assist, or can you point me in the right direction? Thank you. | Uncle Milty | talk | 00:27, 23 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Someone there noticed, and it's been taken care of. | Uncle Milty | talk | 22:43, 23 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Request

I created two doppelgänger accounts-HurrricaneTracker495 and HurricaneTracker496. Can you please block them with account creation disabled, autoblock disabled, email disabled, cannot edit own talk page due to no reason for it to edit. Autoblock disabled so I can edit. --HurricaneTracker495 (talk) 23:48, 23 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

HurricaneTracker495 -  Done. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:31, 24 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Difficulty logging in

Hi Oshwah,

I am experiencing difficulties logging in. I have no idea why but I keep getting a message that my User name doesn't exist. How do I resolve this?

Thanks

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